Cormorants, poor photos, Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, Nov. 2019 (1 Viewer)

howiewu

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2019

• #1

Hi,

I took these at the said location and time.

Poor quality of photos due to distance, moving boat and thermal distortions.

But is it possible to nail down the species?

3 species are possible: Little, Indian and Great.

My gut feeling is that the ones in 1 are Indian, the ones in 2 are Great.

What do you think? Is there enough evidence for identification?

Thanks in advance,
Howard

 

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Stonefaction

Dundee Birding....(target 150 in 2024).

• Dec 5, 2019

• #2

I ran pic 1 through Merlin app and it suggested Indian (having looked at the pics on the app, I agree that the bill length looks more like Indian than Little, and not at all like Great), so I think you may be correct.

Head markings (white border)on at least one of the birds in 2 looks good for Great.

 

Seth Miller

Well-known member

• Dec 6, 2019

• #3

Yes, Indian in first photo and Great in the second.

 

sicklebill

well-known Cretaceous relic

• Dec 6, 2019

• #4

Yep, they look like Little Black Cormorant in pic 1 so must be Indian here, and 2 are Great Cormorant